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Vaultaccount Stormreaver Piker Offline I Love Drama! Posts: 624 Joined: Apr 29^th, 2015 Gender:	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #50 - Jul 20^th, 2015 at 7:22pm	Print Post
	The PnP systems contributed a lot to the fun. Like the to hit system and the unique spell system this game has. They destroyed the first and ruined the second.


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Meursault Horoluth Raider Offline I Love Freedom of Speech Posts: 2410 Location: Hartford, CT; USA Joined: Aug 22^nd, 2013 Gender:	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #51 - Jul 20^th, 2015 at 8:44pm	Print Post
	Of course, if they didn't have such horrible power creep sprint they wouldn't have to keep rebalancing the classes over and over again. But that would require their new offerings to be worth playing because they were fun and creative, and it's much easier to make them worth playing because they are ridiculously overpowered. Unfortunately, that means you have to keep notching everything else up after a little while, and the gulf new players have to cross gets wider and wider

	Turdbin, keep changing the DDO rules, because McDonalds sold over 200 billion hamburgers by changing the recipe for their Special Sauce every couple of months to keep interest up.
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RemRemi Ex Member I Love Drama!	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #52 - Jul 20^th, 2015 at 9:32pm	Print Post
	Good: Pay2Win, I love it. If I don't have the time to play because of work and family it's great that I have a option to "buy the time". I don't use it often but when I do, I'm glad it is there. Builds, I love being able to build over lunch by looking at wiki, vault, forums, and then being able to make the build when I have time. If you are not hung up on being the most powerful character your can makes a myriad of characters. Bad: Lazy dev design cause Powercreep, slowly forcing us all into the same box. Dearth of new engaging content and stories.


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Rubbinns The Undeserving Fuckwit Offline I Love Drama! Posts: 10460 Joined: Sep 4^th, 2013	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #53 - Jul 20^th, 2015 at 10:38pm	Print Post
	RemRemi wrote on Jul 20^th, 2015 at 9:32pm: Dearth of new engaging content lack of engaging? have you not run toee pt1 yet? you get a red named rare followed by a red named guy guarding a lever. Then you get to fight 4 red named earth elles guarding a red named guy with a key. After that there is another red named elle followed by a red named cube and a red named goristro. Which leads you to a fight with 4 red named elles, a red named bebilith, and a red named boss.

	Mockduck wrote on Aug 30^th, 2010 at 2:20pm: I don't think naming names would be a good thing for me to do, but I'd pretty much add anyone who's a know-it-all dick on the list.� Even if they are sometimes intelligent with their opinions, the way they state them in long, "i'm a lawyer at trial"-type posts makes me want to punch them in the face.� They act like whiney babies with god complexes and then freak out if someone so much as breathes criticism in their direction.
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NoGoodDoc Dragon Raider Offline I Love Drama! Posts: 261 Joined: Jul 10^th, 2013	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #54 - Jul 20^th, 2015 at 11:05pm	Print Post
	I play for the people I have met. I've met some really awesome folks since I started playing in 2007 and only a few remain. I regularly talk (on fb and whatnot) to some of those who left and Turbine is the direct reason they left. They didn't tire of the game or move onto something else; they had it with the lies, unkept promises, bugs, lack of inspiration from the dev/management team and most of all: The inability to have any long-term vision articulated to the players. If the people with whom are in my guild (and they are the remaining friends I have in the game) left, I'd be out of fast .


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DropBear Dropbear Awareness Society Offline Don't forget to look up.... Posts: 4380 Location: Landdownunder Joined: Oct 11^th, 2013	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #55 - Jul 21^st, 2015 at 4:04am	Print Post
	Rubbinns wrote on Jul 20^th, 2015 at 10:38pm: lack of engaging? have you not run toee pt1 yet? you get a red named rare followed by a red named guy guarding a lever. Then you get to fight 4 red named earth elles guarding a red named guy with a key. After that there is another red named elle followed by a red named cube and a red named goristro. Which leads you to a fight with 4 red named elles, a red named bebilith, and a red named boss. You make it sound far more interesting than it actually is. You forgot the tedious part of clearing the 4,000 trash mobs in between.

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Rubbinns The Undeserving Fuckwit Offline I Love Drama! Posts: 10460 Joined: Sep 4^th, 2013	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #56 - Jul 21^st, 2015 at 4:28am	Print Post
	DropBear wrote on Jul 21^st, 2015 at 4:04am: You forgot the tedious part of clearing the 4,000 trash mobs in between. Part is only like 500 mobs. Part 2 is 4,000

	Mockduck wrote on Aug 30^th, 2010 at 2:20pm: I don't think naming names would be a good thing for me to do, but I'd pretty much add anyone who's a know-it-all dick on the list.� Even if they are sometimes intelligent with their opinions, the way they state them in long, "i'm a lawyer at trial"-type posts makes me want to punch them in the face.� They act like whiney babies with god complexes and then freak out if someone so much as breathes criticism in their direction.
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Meursault Horoluth Raider Offline I Love Freedom of Speech Posts: 2410 Location: Hartford, CT; USA Joined: Aug 22^nd, 2013 Gender:	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #57 - Jul 21^st, 2015 at 7:30am	Print Post
	DropBear wrote on Jul 21^st, 2015 at 4:04am: You make it sound far more interesting than it actually is.

	Turdbin, keep changing the DDO rules, because McDonalds sold over 200 billion hamburgers by changing the recipe for their Special Sauce every couple of months to keep interest up.
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Mokune Shroud Slacker Offline Gimped Hairless Ape Posts: 1115 Joined: Nov 16^th, 2011	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #58 - Jul 21^st, 2015 at 7:37am	Print Post
	5 Foot Step wrote on Jul 19^th, 2015 at 1:28am: Point me at a highly instanced, FPS-controlled RPG that has interesting, meaningful build options and movement enabled during all aspects of combat that is based on an IP that I love and I will play the shit out of it. Until then, there's DDO. QF(FUCKING)T

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notajedi Stormreaver Piker Offline What idiot puts personal information here? Gunga Posts: 528 Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #59 - Jul 21^st, 2015 at 9:20am	Print Post
	Meursault wrote on Jul 19^th, 2015 at 5:59am: I... Don't spend money on it: If it's free, all you're wasting is time. When you encounter some stupid P2W or grind, say to yourself "Meh, you get what you pay for" and it hurts less. ... This is my attitude, 100%. The game is not P2W for me as I don't buy Otto's boxes or anything from the store unless I have earned my Free TP and I have accumulated enough FREE TP. During the summer sale, I purchased two more inventory slots at 35% off with TP I freely earned. My only purchase on the summer sale. Hopefully, this next Thursday, something cool will be offered. I don't spend money on it other than the expansion packs, and that is only if I feel like it. So far, I have. If the game ain't fun, then quit playing and move on to other things. Here is stuff I am doing on the side Make a Wine Cabinet. Restore a classic car(1957 Chevrolet Bel Air four door Hardtop). Take up exercising. Chase women(full disclosure I am married so it is easy for me). Go to Las Vegas.(Going in August)


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Meursault Horoluth Raider Offline I Love Freedom of Speech Posts: 2410 Location: Hartford, CT; USA Joined: Aug 22^nd, 2013 Gender:	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #60 - Jul 21^st, 2015 at 12:09pm	Print Post
	notajedi wrote on Jul 21^st, 2015 at 9:20am: Here is stuff I am doing on the side Make a Wine Cabinet.� Restore a classic car(1957 Chevrolet Bel Air four door Hardtop).� Take up exercising.� Chase women(full disclosure I am married so it is easy for me).� Go to Las Vegas.(Going in August) Sweet! I'm doing some woodwoking too, but I envy the car project, very impressive. BTW, in Vault style, between the words "exercising" and "chase" should be a dash, not a period

	Turdbin, keep changing the DDO rules, because McDonalds sold over 200 billion hamburgers by changing the recipe for their Special Sauce every couple of months to keep interest up.
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kum-gulp VoD Slasher Offline I Love Tired Vault Memes! Posts: 1812 Joined: Jul 16^th, 2010	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #61 - Jul 21^st, 2015 at 12:40pm	Print Post
	Hang on, how does being married make chasing women easier? Did you get a scooter after the ceremony?


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Hiding Shroud Slacker Offline I Love Drama! Posts: 1298 Joined: Feb 5^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #62 - Jul 21^st, 2015 at 12:51pm	Print Post
	Rubbinns wrote on Jul 20^th, 2015 at 10:38pm: lack of engaging? have you not run toee pt1 yet? you get a red named rare followed by a red named guy guarding a lever. Then you get to fight 4 red named earth elles guarding a red named guy with a key. After that there is another red named elle followed by a red named cube and a red named goristro. Which leads you to a fight with 4 red named elles, a red named bebilith, and a red named boss. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Weeee, weeeee, weeeeeeee! Horray for fun!


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Hiding Shroud Slacker Offline I Love Drama! Posts: 1298 Joined: Feb 5^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #63 - Jul 21^st, 2015 at 12:53pm	Print Post
	kum-gulp wrote on Jul 21^st, 2015 at 12:40pm: Hang on, how does being married make chasing women easier? Did you get a scooter after the ceremony? Because once you're married all the women finally know you're worth something. And so if they can convince you to leave your wife, they know they've finally got an honest, family devoted man. Err....


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Epoch Alaskan Ice Hole Offline Epochalypse Posts: 10377 Location: Frozen Tundra Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #64 - Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 1:42am	Print Post
	I enjoy DDO. This is may partly because I do not have the time to play as hardcore as I did 2~3 years ago. After I left Argo and moved to khyber, I slowed down on my playing. I cycle through PoE and Destiny and DDO. Whatever I feel like playing after work for a couple hours. DDO works fine for casual play. There is no hardcore playing in it anymore.

	OnePercenter wrote on May 15^th, 2014 at 9:41am: I just read that the cat followed up by visiting the dog house later that night, dropping some Willie Pete in on the sleeping dog.� #epochsfamiliarFTW Sim-Sala-Bim wrote on Jan 27^th, 2014 at 2:09am: It seems like Epoch never loses his popularity. Even against donuts.
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Meat-Head 53%Moron57%Misunderstood Offline Why am I reading crap on this forum? Posts: 12345 Location: Oregon Joined: Dec 5^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #65 - Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 3:01am	Print Post
	Epoch wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 1:42am: I enjoy DDO. This is may partly because I do not have the time to play as hardcore as I did 2~3 years ago. After I left Argo and moved to khyber, I slowed down on my playing. I cycle through PoE and Destiny and DDO. Whatever I feel like playing after work for a couple hours. DDO works fine for casual play. There is no hardcore playing in it anymore. I'm with Epoch.

	A half-dozen boss Vaulties donated generously with real money to my classroom during a fundraiser in May 2015 to get poor kids books to read. I won't forget that. They know who they are, and they freaking rule. Disavowed wrote on Apr 19^th, 2016 at 1:51pm: Once you meat your personal goal you might want to give that some consideration. Artorias wrote on Feb 10^th, 2016 at 2:15pm: Good grief Meat, you're hopeless. You would label the simple act of taking a shit as someone obeying the divine law of nature to leave a proof of existence.
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DropBear Dropbear Awareness Society Offline Don't forget to look up.... Posts: 4380 Location: Landdownunder Joined: Oct 11^th, 2013	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #66 - Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 3:07am	Print Post
	Epoch wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 1:42am: I enjoy DDO. This is may partly because I do not have the time to play as hardcore as I did 2~3 years ago. After I left Argo and moved to khyber, I slowed down on my playing. I cycle through PoE and Destiny and DDO. Whatever I feel like playing after work for a couple hours. DDO works fine for casual play. There is no hardcore playing in it anymore. Agree with this. Switching over to PoE when I get the shits with DDO helps to break it up. Also playing less seems to make you more forgiving of a lot of the issues. Take a break is the best advice. I have found that if you break for too long though, it is really hard to jump back in trying to remember what you were up to in terms of progress, gear farming, favour etc. the complexity becomes a mental barrier to re-entry because the first few hours aren't fun, just trying to work out where you left that whatzit-thinga-majig you need is or where that bank mule is, etc.

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yardarm Ex Member	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #67 - Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 4:42am	Print Post
	Epoch wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 1:42am: I enjoy DDO. This is may partly because I do not have the time to play as hardcore as I did 2~3 years ago. After I left Argo and moved to khyber, I slowed down on my playing. I cycle through PoE and Destiny and DDO. Whatever I feel like playing after work for a couple hours. DDO works fine for casual play. There is no hardcore playing in it anymore. Very true, if taken for what it is it can still provide hours of enjoyment.


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Meursault Horoluth Raider Offline I Love Freedom of Speech Posts: 2410 Location: Hartford, CT; USA Joined: Aug 22^nd, 2013 Gender:	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #68 - Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 6:38am	Print Post
	DropBear wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 3:07am: Agree with this. ... playing less seems to make you more forgiving of a lot of the issues. Why the devs don't think the bug reports are "about anything serious"? DropBear wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 3:07am: I have found that if you break for too long though, it is really hard to jump back in trying to remember what you were up to in terms of progress, gear farming, favour etc. the complexity becomes a mental barrier to re-entry because the first few hours aren't fun, just trying to work out where you left that whatzit-thinga-majig you need is or where that bank mule is, etc. Oh, me too. PoE <-> DDO is the worst, I'm constantly trying to use the movement/interaction keys from one in the other.

	Turdbin, keep changing the DDO rules, because McDonalds sold over 200 billion hamburgers by changing the recipe for their Special Sauce every couple of months to keep interest up.
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Kluege Dragon Raider Offline Hi Posts: 246 Location: Philly Joined: Aug 6^th, 2014 Gender:	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #69 - Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 12:45pm	Print Post
	New Marketing Slogan: "Play DDO, we are less shitty than everyone else."


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Bigjunk Horoluth Raider Offline Hjeal meh! Posts: 2686 Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2011 Gender:	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #70 - Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 2:31pm	Print Post
	Kluege wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 12:45pm: New Marketing Slogan: "Play DDO, we are less shitty than everyone else." it's pretty much the truth.


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Asheras Completionist (i.t.p.) Offline This is why we can't have nice things. Posts: 10230 Location: Ohio Joined: Jun 9^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #71 - Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 3:15pm	Print Post
	Bigjunk wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 2:31pm: it's pretty much the truth. That slogan has been discussed in group chat since 2008. Typically, it was some form of "DDO: We suck less."


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Meat-Head 53%Moron57%Misunderstood Offline Why am I reading crap on this forum? Posts: 12345 Location: Oregon Joined: Dec 5^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #72 - Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 3:23pm	Print Post
	Asheras wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 3:15pm: That slogan has been discussed in group chat since 2008.� Typically, it was some form of "DDO:� We suck less." Agreed. I tried out GW2 and WoW... I came back to DDO despite the fact that it's a sinking ship. By "sinking" I mean it's 80% submerged and the 20% that's left is just the galley holding a small group of drunken sailors who know they are dead any minute but don't care.

	A half-dozen boss Vaulties donated generously with real money to my classroom during a fundraiser in May 2015 to get poor kids books to read. I won't forget that. They know who they are, and they freaking rule. Disavowed wrote on Apr 19^th, 2016 at 1:51pm: Once you meat your personal goal you might want to give that some consideration. Artorias wrote on Feb 10^th, 2016 at 2:15pm: Good grief Meat, you're hopeless. You would label the simple act of taking a shit as someone obeying the divine law of nature to leave a proof of existence.
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Yobai Epic Poster Offline Posts: 4126 Joined: Jul 26^th, 2012	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #73 - Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 9:34pm	Print Post
	Meat-Head wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 3:23pm: Agreed. I tried out GW2 and WoW... I came back to DDO despite the fact that it's a sinking ship. By "sinking" I mean it's 80% submerged and the 20% that's left is just the galley holding a small group of drunken sailors who know they are dead any minute but don't care. people still play GW2?

	Revaulting wrote on Jul 7^th, 2015 at 8:16pm: Have you tried a lower difficulty, such as the official forums?
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Sasha Abbot Raider Offline Posts: 821 Joined: Apr 13^th, 2014	Re: What's even fun about this game anymore? Reply #74 - Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 10:23pm	Print Post
	Yobai wrote on Jul 22^nd, 2015 at 9:34pm: people still play GW2? Every casual on the internet plays GW2. The new expansion will be cool tho.


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